Because the Smithsonian can receive private funding, it is not entirely in trouble-but the long-term effects remain unclear.

The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its ...

The president’s recent executive order directed at the institution will face a lot of procedural headwinds before he can MAGA ...

The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and ...

President Trump threatened to block funding for Smithsonian exhibitions that discuss racism and ordered the restoration of ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance ...

The Trump administration, however, is not happy with the way the Smithsonian Institution and other U.S. museums are portraying history. On March 27, 2025, the president issued an executive order ...

Smithsonian Institution's leader reassures mission to preserve American history amidst Trump's executive order targeting ...

Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its ...